'Antony Seeks Revenge': Pellegrini Opens Up On Brazilian's Man United Tenure

Real Betis manager Manuel Pellegrini revealed that Brazilian winger Antony sought “revenge" upon his accomplishment successful Spain aft struggling astatine Manchester United.

As Betis prepared for Wednesday’s UEFA Conference League last against Chelsea, Antony had recovered his form, scoring 9 goals and providing 5 assists successful 25 games since joining the La Liga broadside connected indebtedness successful January.

Antony, 25, became the second-most costly subordinate successful United’s past erstwhile helium transferred from Ajax successful 2022 for £81.3 cardinal ($110 million), but helium did not conscionable expectations. The winger managed conscionable 1 extremity for United this play earlier moving to Spain.

In an interrogation with TNT Sports Brazil earlier the Conference League last successful Wroclaw, Antony shared that his clip astatine United was truthful hard that helium went “days without eating." He confided successful his brother, saying, “I couldn’t instrumentality it anymore."

Pellegrini expressed pridefulness successful Antony’s resurgence but credited the guardant for his spectacular performances successful Spain. “I deliberation that Antony did each that helium could do," Pellegrini stated. “I spoke with him earlier helium joined Betis. He told maine helium wasn’t playing due to the fact that helium was unhappy. He besides wanted revenge. At Betis, helium achieved what we knew helium could."

Pellegrini, who antecedently managed Real Madrid and Manchester City, acknowledged the challenges of playing nether the unit of specified a hefty terms tag.

“Antony is simply a precise bully player. I americium perfectly definite that his clip astatine Betis volition assistance further his career."

Chelsea, two-time European champions, person been favorites to triumph the continent’s third-tier nine contention since the play began. However, Pellegrini, 71, backed his team, which finished sixth successful La Liga and is playing successful its archetypal European final.

“We don’t judge it is David and Goliath," helium said. “I deliberation time we volition person precisely the aforesaid accidental to triumph the match."

The Chilean manager admitted that aboriginal successful the competition, helium predicted gathering Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca, his erstwhile adjunct astatine West Ham, successful the final.

“I sent a precise abbreviated connection erstwhile we started successful the radical stage, telling him that I saw america successful Poland successful the final. When we some arrived, I sent different connection expressing however blessed I was to play the last against him," helium shared.

(with bureau inputs)